Harness-buckle



(No Model.) S. U. TARNEY. HARNESS BUCKLE.

No. 339,234. Patented Apr. 6, 1886.

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SUIEON U. TARNEY, OF AUBURN, INDIANA.

HARNESS-BUCKLE.

.J;.'L'CIFECATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 339.234, dated April 6, 1886.

Application filed March .2, 1885.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I. SIMEON U. TARNEY, a citizen of the United States. residing at Auburn, in the county of De Kalb and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful lm p rovementsin Harness-Buckles, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference be ing had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The object of my invention is to provide a buckle by means of which the ends of harness or straps can be quickly attached and detached, durable, simple in construction, and economically manufactured; and these objects I attain by means of a buckle which is made of two parts, one of which is provided with hooks or lugs turned to form about two-thirds of a circle and angular shoulders, and the other part has lugs turned so as to form a circle, into which a pin is tightly driven.

In the accompanying drawings, making part ofthis specification, similar letters of reference indicate like parts, and Figure 1 is a top view; Fig. 2, a transverse section through the line 0,

and Fig. 3 a side or edge view of the parts detached. Fig. 4 is a side view of the buckle,

showing the manner of limiting its backward folding.

A A are two parts, which, when clasped together, form my buckle,which is riveted by means of rivets a to the harness or strap B. The. part A has two lugs or hooks, G O, bent in such a manner that they form about twothirds of a circle, and at right angles to the ends of the lugs, at a distance of twice the distance of the diameter of the circle formed by the lugs, I terminate an angular or beveled shoulder,c.

On the part A lugs D D D are turned over and form a circle, through which a pin, d, is tightly driven, as shown in the drawings; but the lugs D and the pin (1 may be cast in one piece.

In using the buckle the parts A A must be held at an angle about the same as shown in Fig. 3. The lugs G will then readily engage with the pin d, (at e 6, Fig. 2.) Then swing it to a parallel position, as shown in Fig. 1.

The particular use I had in view for my buckle was, first, to apply it to a breast-plate of a harness. By dividing a breast-plate in Serial No. 157,523. (No model.)

the center, in front, and rivetingthe two parts of my buckle to the ends, it can be put on a horse over his shoulders. instead of throwing it over his head, thus saving much time in harnessing and unharnessing.

By the novel construction of my buckle it will not come apart should the harness or strap to which it is attached become slack, for the reason that,the lugs O forming two-thirds of a circle, and the angular shoulder a terminating at right angles thereto, the two parts must be turned to an angle of about fifty degrees before it can be detached or separated.

I am aware that prior to my invention a beltfasteni ng device was placed on the market; and it consisted of two parts or straps hinged together, one part having a series of hooks projecting from its inner edge. The inner edge of the other parts terminates in an enlarged rounded portion of uniform diameter throughout its length, and at portions corresponding to the portion of the hooks on the first part. Portions of the strap are removed to permit the passage of the hooks when the parts are hinged together. The distance between the ends of the hooks and the strap corresponds to the thickness of the strap portion of the second part, but is less than the diameter of the enlarged port-ion. Thus when separating or uniting the parts it is necessary to bring the parts to an angle of about fifty degrees, and then give them a lateral sliding motion.

My device differs essentially from tllG-8.l)O"B in the following particulars: Having the distance between the ends of the hooks and the strap portion equal to the diameter of the pin, providing channels on either side of the hooks G to form abutting shoulders on either side of the hooks or enlargements D, encompassing the pin d, causing the base or extremities of such channeled portions to impinge against the under side of the hooks D and form a stop to limit and prevent the backward folding of the parts. The latter feature is an important factor in my device when considered as applied to breast-straps, as it keeps the latter distended and prevents the cramping or lateral compression of the muscles of the animals chest. The enlargements D around the pins d,fitting in the channels formed on either side of the hooks C, guard against and effectually prevent any accidental separation of the parts when the tension on the parts of the breaststrap becomes slackened, as the parts cannot be disengaged by any longitudinal movement of one part of the device over the other.

The belt-fastening device above referred to is not applicable to harness, and especially to a breast-strap, as the moment a slackening of 2. A buckle made in two parts hinged together, the one provided with a pin and annular enlargements surrounding same, incombination with a second part provided with hooks having a space between the ends of the hooks and its body portion, channels cut on either side of the hooks to form lateral abutting shoulders, the end of said channeled portions adapted to impinge against the under side of the enlargements around the pin of the first part when the parts are together,to form a stop and limit the backward folding of the parts, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SIHEON U. TARNEY.

W'itnesses:

P. J. LooKWooD, B. C. Romans. 

